Rochester, Ontario (1891 census)
Rochester was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,806. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262708. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.236°N, 82.655°W.
Population
In 1891, Rochester had a population of 2,806: 1,498 male and 1,308 female residents. Population density was 49.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 788 |
| 1861 | 1,349 |
| 1871 | 2,152 |
| 1881 | 2,483 |
| 1891 | 2,806 |
| 1901 | 2,625 |
| 1911 | 2,231 |
| 1921 | 2,082 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Rochester shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 174 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.60 |
| FAM NO | 502 |
| Number of families | 502 |
| Number of females | 1,308 |
| Number of males | 1,498 |
| Number of married females | 451 |
| Number of married males | 453 |
| Number of married persons | 904 |
| Number of widowed females | 33 |
| Number of widowed males | 41 |
| Number of widowed persons | 74 |
| POP F | 1,308 |
| POP M | 1,498 |
| POP TOT | 2,806 |
| Total population | 2,806 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 824 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,004 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,828 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,574 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,232 |
Buildings & housing (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 3 |
| Number of houses | 482 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 24 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 458 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 5 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 340 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 11 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 78 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 141 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 105 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 55 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 58 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 169 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 485 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 23 |
Agriculture (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 504 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 542 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 6,090 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 6,905 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 13,908 |
| Acres of hay crops | 2,551 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 20,540 |
| Acres of land in farms | 27,445 |
| Acres of oats | 3,769 |
| Acres of potatoes | 153 |
| Acres of turnips | 30 |
| Acres of wheat | 1,847 |
| BAR AC | 504 |
| BAR BU | 10,785 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 10,785 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 1,319 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 600 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 203 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 182,322 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 99,037 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 4,038 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 9,451 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 1,392 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 3,616 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 8,504 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 21,930 |
| BWT BU | 600 |
| CRN BU | 182,322 |
| HAY AC | 2,551 |
| HAY TONS | 3,404 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 995 |
| Number of chickens | 14,325 |
| Number of ducks | 1,170 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 330 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 60 |
| Number of geese | 1,407 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 543 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 1,057 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,098 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 390 |
| Number of other cattle | 2,402 |
| Number of other fowl | 22 |
| Number of oxen | 37 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 48 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 155 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 119 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 12 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 56 |
| Number of sheep | 1,389 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 785 |
| Number of swine | 4,538 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 3,492 |
| Number of turkeys | 650 |
| OAT AC | 3,769 |
| OAT BU | 99,037 |
| PEA BU | 4,038 |
| POT AC | 153 |
| POT BU | 9,451 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 932 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 5,421 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,214 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 76,501 |
| RYE BU | 1,392 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,404 |
| WHT AC | 1,847 |
| WHT FALL BU | 21,930 |
| WHT SP BU | 3,616 |
Other recorded variables (69 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 48 |
| A 11 50 | 155 |
| A 201 PL | 12 |
| A 51 100 | 119 |
| BEN BU | 1,319 |
| BUTTER LB | 76,501 |
| CATTLE KS | 995 |
| CHEESE LB | 932 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 824 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 1,004 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,828 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 5,421 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 543 |
| DUCKS | 1,170 |
| FAMILIES | 502 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.60 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 1,214 |
| FRN CA | 1,574 |
| GEESE | 1,407 |
| GRA BU | 203 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 14,325 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 1,057 |
| HOUSES | 482 |
| HOUSES B | 24 |
| HOUSES CON | 2 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 11 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 58 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 55 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 5 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 340 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 169 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 105 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 78 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 141 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 23 |
| HOUSES W | 458 |
| INF 11 A | 56 |
| MD FEM | 451 |
| MD MALE | 453 |
| MD TOT | 904 |
| MILK COWS | 1,098 |
| NAME CD | Essex, North—Nord |
| OC F | 60 |
| OC P | 330 |
| OC TOT | 390 |
| OTHER FOWL | 22 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 2,402 |
| OTHERS | 1,232 |
| SHEEP | 1,389 |
| SHEEP KS | 785 |
| SUP AM | 20,540 |
| SUP FOR | 6,905 |
| SUP JV | 542 |
| SUP PAT | 6,090 |
| SUP SC | 13,908 |
| SUP TOT | 27,445 |
| SWINE | 4,538 |
| SWINE KS | 3,492 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 485 |
| TUR AC | 30 |
| TUR BU | 8,504 |
| TURKEY | 650 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 3 |
| WID FEM | 33 |
| WID MALE | 41 |
| WID TOT | 74 |
| WORKING OX | 37 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON062003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON110010— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115262708
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1891 Census of Canada, transcribed and georeferenced by the Canadian Peoples / TCP project, hosted at the HGIS Lab, University of Saskatchewan. Persistent place identity computed from spatial-overlap chains across all available census years (1851–1921). Identity grounding to Wikidata performed via the HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph project's MCP-assisted disambiguation pipeline. See the About / Methodology page for the full data pipeline.
Cite this page
Clifford, J. (2026). "Rochester, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/rochester-on062003-1891/.